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Billy Y's Top 250 Songs of All Time

A (hopefully) well thought-out but (obviously) personal list of the greatest songs composed in English since 1925 for vocal record/album as primary medium (as opposed to classical/theater etc.). Chosen for compositional/lyrical quality, as opposed to performance/production value - although those are not mutually exclusive nor of differing importance. Special consideration given to variety of performers, genres, styles, moods, and time periods, so more than one selection per artist is rare, and more than one per album is prohibited, unless by different author/vocalist. A few bonus selections included from my Top Movie Songs collection, if recorded first by a popular artist.
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Someone Like You - Adele
Someone Like You - Adele
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Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
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Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
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Sprawl II - Arcade Fire
Sprawl II - Arcade Fire
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Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
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Natural Woman- Aretha Franklin
Natural Woman- Aretha Franklin
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Respect - Aretha Franklin
Respect - Aretha Franklin
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The Weight - The Band
The Weight - The Band
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The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
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God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
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Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
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Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
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Across the Universe
Across the Universe
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Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
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A Day in the Life - The Beatles
A Day in the Life - The Beatles
15
Help! - The Beatles
Help! - The Beatles
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Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
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I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
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In My Life - The Beatles
In My Life - The Beatles
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Let It Be - The Beatles
Let It Be - The Beatles
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Revolution (The Beatles)
Revolution (The Beatles)
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Something - The Beatles
Something - The Beatles
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Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberry Fields Forever
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Tomorrow Never Knows
Tomorrow Never Knows
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Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
25
Formation - Beyonce
Formation - Beyonce
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Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings - Thornton, Big Mama
Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings - Thornton, Big Mama
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The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
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Shake, Rattle, and Roll - Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle, and Roll - Big Joe Turner
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Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets
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Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
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Strange Fruit - Billie Holliday
Strange Fruit - Billie Holliday
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Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby
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Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas
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Hyperballad - Bjork
Hyperballad - Bjork
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Rise Above - Black Flag
Rise Above - Black Flag
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I Wanna Get Better - Bleachers
I Wanna Get Better - Bleachers
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Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
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Changing of the Guards - Bob Dylan
Changing of the Guards - Bob Dylan
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